Orthemis discolor
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~80%
Orthemis discolor, known generally as the carmine skimmer or orange-bellied skimmer, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. The IUCN conservation status of Orthemis discolor is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017. Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Fortaleza | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | |
| 5 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 8 | Lima | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Carmine Skimmer sighting in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 8th most-seen of the 52 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and October
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Carmine Skimmer in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, July–August and November–December, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Carmine Skimmer sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 26
Of the 26 parks where we can rate Carmine Skimmer sightings, Bastimentos Island National Marine Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Brownsberg Nature Park (Suriname, about 30%).
Same family: Libellulidae
The closest relatives of the Carmine Skimmer that you can see in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (family Libellulidae, Skimmers) are Gray-Waisted Skimmer (about 20%), Tropical Woodskimmer (about 20%) and Red-Faced Dragonlet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Carmine Skimmer is recorded against all the insects logged in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (22 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
